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  1. trash
    Small-Building Owners Will Soon Join New York City’s War on TrashMost of the city’s residential buildings will be covered by DSNY’s newest containerization rule.
  2. urban fauna
    New York Is Overrun by Rats and Feral CatsAnd yet.
  3. urban fauna
    East Williamsburg’s Alleged Pigeon PoisonerA Nextdoor thread about a neighbor’s bird-feeding devolves into mutual accusation and suspicion.
  4. trash
    Containerization May Be Coming to New York City RestaurantsThe bins-over-bags proposal could go into effect as early as July.
  5. trash
    The City Can Fix Its Rat Problem If It Loses 150,000 Parking SpotsWin win!
  6. our mayor
    The Mayor Announced His Rat CzarAfter a lot of theatrics and secrecy, the role goes to Kathleen Corradi.
  7. neighborhood news
    Rat-Hunting Dogs in BushwickA vintage way to tackle a newly pressing problem.
  8. urban fauna
    Four Neighborhood ‘Zones’ Will Get Extra Help Fighting RatsMayor Adams’s own Brooklyn property might be in one of them.
  9. our mayor
    Eric Adams Will Pay $300 for His RatsThe mayor needs to bin his recyclables.
  10. rats
    ‘We Were Killing Them With These Little Pitchforks’Talking to Matt Deodato, rat specialist.
  11. our mayor
    Eric Adams Has More RatsEven his patented rat bucket didn’t solve the problem.
  12. our mayor
    Eric Adams Has RatsAccording to an unpaid summons for his Bed-Stuy townhouse.
  13. urban fauna
    The City’s Listing for a Rat Director Is a Bit MuchThe right candidate will have a “general aura of badassery.”
  14. urban fauna
    New York Is Not the Country’s Top Rat CityWe’re No. 2.
  15. can it
    New York City: What If We Put Trash Inside Cans?If you want to put out your trash before 8 p.m., we’ve got a bold idea.
  16. street fights
    Two Psychotherapists and Trash Bins Are Defeating the Rats of Sterling Place“We are not the rat police.”
  17. urban fauna
    Rat Dinnertime May Be Pushed Back by 4 HoursWhat is this, Europe?
  18. composting
    Smoothie Mayor Says No to Expanded CompostingGood news for his enemy, the rats.
  19. trash
    Imagine Loving Trash PickupFewer rats, more gossip.
  20. wildlife
    New York City Might Have Rat COVID, But It’s Probably FineThe rodents, researchers theorize, may be the origin of a mystery variant.